- Stars with a name
- Cor Caroli
Cor Caroli
α² Canum Venaticorum
Cor Caroli is a white star, in the constellation Canes Venatici. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1911.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in February, March, April, May, June, and July.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 2.89.
What it’s like
It gives off 75 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 11,800 degrees.
It is 114.8 light years away: 1086 trillion kilometres.